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RIME 1.09.09.01 (Reforms of Urukagina) composite (P431154)

Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE

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DesignationRIME 1.09.09.01 (Reforms of Urukagina) composite
IDP431154
LanguageSumerian
PeriodED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

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surface a 1For Ningirsu,
surface a 2the hero of Enlil,
surface a 3URU-KA-gina,
surface a 4king
surface a 5of Lagaš,
surface a 6the palace Tiraš
surface a 7he built,
surface a 8and the Antasura
surface a 9he built.
surface a 10The temple of Baba
surface a 11he built for her,
surface a 12the pantry(?),
surface a 13her house of regular provisions,
surface a 14he built for her,
surface a 15and her sheep-plucking shed
surface a 16of the Holy City
surface a 17he built for her.
surface a 18For Nanše
surface a 19the Canal Going to Nigin,
surface a 20her beloved canal,
surface a 21he dug,
surface a 22and its outlet
surface a 23into the center of the sea
surface a 24he extended.
surface a 25The wall of Girsu
surface a 26he built for him (Ningirsu).
surface a 27From distant times,
surface a 28from when the seed (of life first) came forth,
surface a 29in those days
surface a 30by the chief of the boatmen
surface a 31boats were seized,
surface a 32donkeys by the head herdsman
surface a 33were seized,
surface a 34sheep by the head herdsman
surface a 35were seized,
surface a 36fish stores
surface a 37by the fisheries inspector
surface a 38were seized,
surface a 39and by the lustration priests
surface a 40grain taxes
surface a 41in (the locality) Ambar
surface a 42were measured out.
surface a 43The shepherds of wool-bearing sheep
surface a 44instead of a pure(?) sheep
surface a 45put silver.
surface a 46The surveyor,
surface a 47the chief lamentation singer,
surface a 48the steward,
surface a 49the brewer,
surface a 50and all the foremen
surface a 51instead of a young lamb
surface a 52put silver.
surface a 53The oxen of the gods
surface a 54the garlic plots
surface a 55of the ruler
surface a 56did plow,
surface a 57and in the best fields
surface a 58of the gods
surface a 59were where the garlic plots
surface a 60and cucumber plots
surface a 61of the ruler
surface a 62were located.
surface a 63Team donkeys
surface a 64and unblemished oxen
surface a 65were the ones that for the temple administrators
surface a 66were harnessed,
surface a 67and the barley of the temple administrators
surface a 68to the teams of the ruler
surface a 69was distributed.
surface a 70A mongoose-ear garment,
surface a 71a ... garment,
surface a 72a ...-holding garment,
surface a 73an outer(?) garment,
surface a 74a draped(?) linen ...,
surface a 75naked(?) flax,
surface a 76flax tied with cord,
surface a 77a bronze helmet,
surface a 78a bronze arrowhead,
surface a 79a bronze ...,
surface a 80gleaming leather,
surface a 81wings (feathers?) of a yellow crow,
surface a 82cumin,
surface a 84a goat with its fleece,
surface a 85(the preceding) by the temple administrators
surface a 86(as payment) for the il-tax
surface a 87were delivered (to the palace).
surface a 88The ... administrator
surface a 89in the orchard of the poor
surface a 90cut down trees,
surface a 91and with reed twine
surface a 92tied them (in bundles).
surface a 93For a corpse being brought to the grave,
surface a 94his beer was seven jugs,
surface a 95and his bread 420 loaves.
surface a 96Two barig of ḫazi-barley,
surface a 97one woolen garment,
surface a 98one lead goat,
surface a 99and one bed
surface a 100the undertaker
surface a 101took away,
surface a 102and one barig of barley the person(s) of ...
surface a 103took away.
surface a 104When (for burial) into the reeds of Enki
surface a 105a person was brought,
surface a 106his beer was seven jugs
surface a 107and his bread 420 loaves.
surface a 108Two barig of barley,
surface a 109one woolen garment,
surface a 110one bed,
surface a 111and one chair
surface a 112the undertaker
surface a 113took away,
surface a 114and one barig of barley
surface a 115the person(s) of ...
surface a 116took away.
surface a 117The craftmen were the ones who
surface a 118the bread for the Raised Hand (rituals)
surface a 119did get,
surface a 120and it was paired-workmen who
surface a 121the ferry toll for the main gate (of the netherworld)
surface a 122did get.
surface a 123The household of the ruler
surface a 124and the fields of the ruler,
surface a 125the household of the Woman’s House
surface a 126and the fields of the Woman’s House,
surface a 127and the household of the (royal) children
surface a 128and the fields of the children
surface a 129were all set side by side(?).
surface a 130From the border territory
surface a 131of Ningirsu
surface a 132to the waters of the sea
surface a 133ones who served as (court) officers
surface a 134were present (everywhere).
surface a 135When a royal subordinate
surface a 136on the narrow side of his field
surface a 137built his well,
surface a 138blind workers
surface a 139were appropriated for it,
surface a 140and for the irrigation channels(?)
surface a 141located within the field
surface a 142blind workers
surface a 143were (also) appropriated.
surface a 144As the customs were
surface a 145in former times
surface a 146it was.
surface a 147When Ningirsu,
surface a 148the hero of Enlil,
surface a 149to URU-KA-gina
surface a 150the kingship
surface a 151of Lagaš
surface a 152had given,
surface a 153and from the myriad people
surface a 154had grasped his hand,
surface a 155the fates
surface a 156of former times
surface a 157he restored,
surface a 158and the commands which his master
surface a 159Ningirsu
surface a 160had spoken to him
surface a 161he seized upon.
surface a 162From the boats
surface a 163the chief of the boatmen
surface a 164he removed,
surface a 165from the donkeys
surface a 166and from the sheep
surface a 167their head herdsmen
surface a 168he removed,
surface a 169from the fish stores
surface a 170the fisheries inspector
surface a 171he removed,
surface a 172from (control over) the grain taxes
surface a 173of the lustration priests
surface a 174the granary supervisor
surface a 175he removed,
surface a 176for the instead of pure(?) sheep
surface a 177and instead of young lambs
surface a 178silver that had to be paid
surface a 179the officers (responsible) for it
surface a 180he removed,
surface a 181and as for the taxes which the temple administrators
surface a 182to the palace
surface a 183had delivered,
surface a 184the officers (responsible) for them
surface a 185he removed.
surface a 186Over the household of the ruler
surface a 187and the fields of the ruler
surface a 188Ningirsu
surface a 189as their master
surface a 190he assigned.
surface a 191Over the household of the Woman’s House,
surface a 192and the fields of the Woman’s House,
surface a 193Baba
surface a 194as their mistress
surface a 195he assigned.
surface a 196Over the household of the children
surface a 197and over the fields of the children
surface a 198Šulšagana
surface a 199as their master
surface a 200he assigned.
surface a 201From the border territory
surface a 202of Ningirsu
surface a 203to the waters of the sea
surface a 204no persons shall serve as (court) officers.
surface a 205For a corpse being brought to the grave,
surface a 206his beer will be 3 jugs
surface a 207and his bread eighty loaves.
surface a 208One bed
surface a 209and one lead goat
surface a 210the undertaker
surface a 211shall take away,
surface a 212and three ban2 of barley the person(s) of ...
surface a 213shall take away.
surface a 214When to the reeds of Enki
surface a 215a person has been brought,
surface a 216his beer will be 4 jugs
surface a 217and his bread 240 loaves.
surface a 218One barig of barley
surface a 219the undertaker
surface a 220shall take away,
surface a 221and three ban of barley
surface a 222the person(s) of ...
surface a 223shall take away.
surface a 224One woman’s head band(?),
surface a 225and one sila3 of princely fragrance
surface a 226the ereš-dingir priestess
surface a 227shall take away.
surface a 228420 loaves of bread that have sat
surface a 229are the bread duty,
surface a 23040 loaves of hot bread
surface a 231are for eating,
surface a 232and 10 loaves of hot bread
surface a 233are the bread of the table.
surface a 2345 loaves of bread are for the persons (in charge) of the levy,
surface a 2352 mud vessels and 1 sadug vessel of beer
surface a 236are for the lamentation singers
surface a 237of Girsu.
surface a 238490 loaves of bread,
surface a 2392 mud vessels and 1 sadug vessel of beer
surface a 240are for the lamentation singers
surface a 241of Lagaš.
surface a 242406 loaves of bread,
surface a 2431 mud vessel and 1 sadug vessel of beer
surface a 244are for the (other) lamentation singers.
surface a 245250 loaves of bread
surface a 246and 1 mud vessel of beer
surface a 247are for the old wailing women.
surface a 248180 loaves of bread
surface a 249and 1 mud vessel of beer
surface a 250are for the old men
surface a 251of Nigin.
surface a 252The blind one
surface a 253who in ...
surface a 254stands,
surface a 255his bread for eating is one loaf,
surface a 256five loaves are his bread at midnight,
surface a 257one loaf is his bread at midday,
surface a 258and six loaves are his bread at evening.
surface a 25960 loaves of bread,
surface a 2601 mud vessel of beer,
surface a 261and three ban of barley
surface a 262are for the person who is to perform as the sagbur-priest.
surface a 263The ferry toll for the main gate
surface a 264of the paired-workmen
surface a 265he revoked.
surface a 266The craftsmen’s
surface a 267bread for the Raised Hand (ritual)
surface a 268he revoked.
surface a 269By the ...-administrator
surface a 270the orchard of the poor
surface a 271was not carried away.
surface a 272When to a royal subordinate
surface a 273a fine donkey
surface a 274has been born,
surface a 275and his foreman: I want to buy it!
surface a 276has said to him,
surface a 277whether he lets him buy it from him
surface a 278and: The silver that will satisfy me
surface a 279pay me!
surface a 280he has said to him,
surface a 281or whether he does not let him buy it from him,
surface a 282the foreman in anger
surface a 283must not strike him.
surface a 284When to the house of an aristocrat
surface a 285the house of a royal subordinate
surface a 286lies adjacent,
surface a 287and that aristocrat:
surface a 288I want to buy it from you!
surface a 289has said to him,
surface a 290whether
surface a 291he lets him buy it from him,
surface a 292and: The silver that will satisfy me
surface a 293pay me!
surface a 294My house is a cauldron,
surface a 295fill it up with barley for me!
surface a 296he has said to him,
surface a 297or whether he does not let him buy it from him,
surface a 298that aristocrat
surface a 299the royal subordinate
surface a 300in anger
surface a 301he must not strike.
surface a 302(All these things) he commanded.
surface a 303As for the citizens of Lagaš,
surface a 304the one living in debt,
surface a 305the one who had set up a (false) gur measure
surface a 306and had lowered (the amounts of) barley,
surface a 307the thief,
surface a 308and the one who had killed,
surface a 309their prison
surface a 310he cleared out,
surface a 311and their remission (of obligations)
surface a 312he established.
surface a 313That the orphan or widow
surface a 314to the powerful
surface a 315will not be subjugated,
surface a 316with Ningirsu
surface a 317URU-KA-gina
surface a 318made a binding agreement as to that command.
surface a 319In that year
surface a 320The Little Canal Which Girsu
surface a 321Had Gotten,
surface a 322for Ningirsu
surface a 323he dug,
surface a 324and its former name
surface a 325he restored.
surface a 326Canal Ningirsu Has Authority from Nippur
surface a 327URU-KA-gina
surface a 328named it for him,
surface a 329and to the Canal Going to Nigin
surface a 330he extended it for him.
surface a 331The canal which is holy,
surface a 332whose flood is pure,
surface a 333for Nanše
surface a 334may it (always) bring flowing water!

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
surface a
1{d}nin-gir2-su
2ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2-ra
3URU-KA-gi-na
4lugal
5lagasz{ki}-ke4
6e2-gal ti-ra-asz2
7mu-na-du3
8an-ta-sur-ra
9mu-na-du3
10e2 {d}ba-ba6
11mu-na-du3
12bur-sag
13e2 sa2-du11-ka-ni
14mu-na-du3
15ga2 udu ur4
16iri ku3-ga-ka-ni
17mu-na-du3
18{d}nansze
19i7 NINA{ki} du
20i7 ki-ag2-ni
21al mu-na-du3
22kun-bi
23ab-sza3-ga
24mu-na-ni-la2
25bad3 gir2-su{ki}
26mu-na-du3
27u4 ul-li2-a-ta
28numun e3-a-ta
29u4-bi-a
30lu2 ma2-lah5-ke4
31ma2 e-dab5
32ansze u2-du-le
33e-dab5
34udu u2-du-le
35e-dab5
36{u3-mu2}u2-mu11
37enku-re6
38e-dab5
39gudu4-ge-ne
40sze gub-ba
41ambar{ki}-a
42e-ag2
43sipa udu siki-ka-ke4-ne
44bar udu had2-ka
45ku3 be2-gar-re2-esz2
46lu2 esz2-gid2
47gala-mah
48agrig
49lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
50ugula-ugula-ne
51bar sila4 gaba-ka-ka
52ku3 be2-gar-re2-esz2
53gu4 dingir-re2-ne-ke4
54ki-szum2-ma
55ensi2-ka
56i3-uru4
57GAN2 sa6-ga
58dingir-re2-ne-ka
59ki-szum2-ma
60ki ukusz2
61ensi2-ka
62e-gal2-lam
63ansze surx(ERIM)-ra
64gu4 du7-du7
65sanga sanga-ne
66e-ne-kesz2-ra2-am6
67sze sanga sanga-ne
68surx(ERIM) ensi2-ka-ke4
69e-ba
70tug2 gesztu {d}nin-kilim{gi4-li2-na}
71tug2 u3-ASZ2
72tug2 szu-du8-ur3
73tug2 nig2-bar-ba
74gada u3-la2
75gu su3-ga
76gu sa-la2
77sag-szu4 zabar3
78uruda kak zabar3
79ru-ur-ra zabar3
80kusz zalag-ga
81a2 buru4-sig17{muszen}
82ku-mul
83bil2-gi-susx(|SZE.NAM2|)
84masz bar-dul5
85sanga-sanga-ne
86il2-sze3
87i3-il2-am6
88sanga NIG2-ke4
89kiri6 ama-uku2-ra2
90gesz na ba-ni-de5-de5
91gi-lim3(LAM)
92e-ta-kesz2-ra2
93ad6 ki-mah-sze3 DU
94kas-ni 7(asz@c) dug
95ninda-ni 7(gesz2@c)-nam
962(barig@c) {sze}ha-zi
971(asz@c) tug2
981(asz@c) masz sag-ga2
991(asz@c) gesz-nu2
100uruhx(|KUSZU2.MUSZ3|)-e
101ba-de6
1021(barig@c) sze lu2 umum-ma-ke4
103ba-de6
104gi {d}en-ki-ka-ka
105lu2 u3-de6
106kas-ni 7(asz@c) dug
107ninda 7(gesz2@c)-nam
1082(barig@c) sze
1091(asz@c) tug2
1101(asz@c) gesz-nu2
111{gesz}dur2-gar
112uruhx(|KUSZU2.MUSZ3|)-e
113ba-de6
1141(barig@c) sze
115lu2 umum-ma-ke4
116ba-de6
117gesz-kin-ti
118ninda szu-il2-la
119i3-tuku-am6
120gurusz:min-me
121addirx(|PAD.DUG.GISZ.SI|) a-bul5-la
122i3-tuku-am6
123e2 ensi2-ka
124GAN2 ensi2-ka-ke4
125e2 e2-munus
126GAN2 e2-munus-ke4
127e2 nam-dumu
128GAN2 nam-dumu-ke4
129za3 i3-us2-us2-am6
130ki-sur-ra
131{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ta
132a-ab-sze3
133maszkim di
134e-gal2-lam
135RU-lugal-ke4
136sag asza5-ga-na-ka
137pu2-ni i3-du3
138igi-nu-du8
139ba-dab5
140a-musz-sza4
141asza5-ga gal2-la-a
142igi-nu-du8
143ba-dab5
144be6-lu5-da
145u4-bi-ta
146e-me-a
147u4 {d}nin-gir2-su
148ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
149URU-KA-gi-na-ra
150nam-lugal
151lagasz{ki}
152e-na-szum2-ma-a
153sza3 lu2 1(szar'u@c)-ta
154szu-ni e-ma-ta-dab5-ba-a
155nam-tar-ra
156u4-bi-ta
157e-sze3-gar
158inim lugal-ni
159{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
160e-na-du11-ga
161ba-dab5
162ma2-ta
163lu2 ma2-lah5
164e-ta-szub
165ansze-ta
166udu-ta
167u2-du-bi
168e-ta-szub
169{u3-mu2}u2-mu10-ta
170enku
171e-ta-szub
172sze-gub-ba
173gudu4-ge-ne-ta
174ka-guru7
175e-ta-szub
176bar udu had2-ka
177bar sila4 gaba-ka-ka
178ku3 a-ga2-ga2-da
179maszkim-bi
180e-ta-szub
181il2 sanga-sanga-ne
182e2-gal-sze3
183mu-il2-a
184maszkim-bi
185e-ta-szub
186e2 ensi2-ka
187GAN2 ensi2-ka-ka
188{d}nin-gir2-su
189lugal-ba
190i3-gub
191e2 e2-munus
192GAN2 e2-munus-ka
193{d}ba-ba6
194nin-ba
195i3-gub
196e2 nam-dumu
197GAN2 nam-dumu-ka
198{d}szul-sza3-ga-na
199lugal-ba
200i3-gub
201ki-sur-ra
202{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ta
203a-ab-sze3
204maszkim lu2 nu-e
205ad6 ki-mah-sze3 DU
206kas-ni 3(asz@c) dug
207ninda-ni 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c)-am6
2081(asz@c) gesz-nu2
2091(asz@c) masz sag-ga2
210uruhx(|KUSZU2.MUSZ3|)-e
211ba-tum3
2123(ban2@c) sze lu2 umum-ma-ke4
213ba-tum3
214gi {d}en-ki-ka-ka
215lu2 u3-de6
216kas-ni 4(asz@c) dug
217ninda-ni 4(gesz2@c)-am6
2181(barig@c) sze
219uruhx(|KUSZU2.MUSZ3|)-e
220ba-tum3
2213(ban2@c) sze
222lu2 umum-ma-ke4
223ba-tum3
2241(asz@c) |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS|
2251(asz@c) sila3 ir-nun
226erisz-dingir-re2
227ba-tum3
2287(gesz2@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
229ninda gub-ba-am6
2304(u@c) ninda kum2
231zu2 gub-ba-am6
2321(u@c) ninda kum2
233ninda banszur-ra-kam
2345(asz@c) ninda lu2 zi-ga-ka
2352(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449) 1(asz@c) sa2-du11
236gala
237gir2-su{ki}-kam
2388(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) ninda
2392(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449) 1(asz@c) sa2-du11
240gala
241lagasz{ki}-kam
2426(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) ninda
2431(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449) 1(asz@c) sa2-du11
244gala-am6
2456(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) ninda
2461(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449)
247nam-um-ma-am6
2483(gesz2@c) ninda
2491(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449)
250abba2-igi
251NINA{ki}-na-me
252igi-nu-du8
253zar2-ra-a
254gub-ba
255ninda zu2 gub-ba-ni 1(asz@c)-am6
2565(asz@c) ninda ge6-ba-a-ka-ni
2571(asz@c) ninda u4-sa2-ka-ni
2586(asz@c) ninda ge6-an-na-ka-ni
2591(gesz2@c) ninda
2601(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449)
2613(ban2@c) sze
262lu2 sag-bur-re2 ak-da-kam
263addirx(|PAD.DUG.GISZ.SI|) a-bul5-la
264gurusz-min-ka
265inim i3-gi4
266gesz-kin-ti
267ninda szu il2-la-ba
268inim i3-gi4
269sanga-NIG2
270kiri6 ama-uku2-ra2
271nu-lah5
272RU-lugal-ra
273ansze sa6-ga
274u3-na-tu
275ugula-ne2 ga-sze3-sa10
276u3-na-du11
277u4-da mu-sze3-sa10-sa10
278ku3 sza3-ga2 a-sa6-ga
279la2-ma
280u3-na-du11
281u4-da nu-sze3-sa10-sa10
282ugula lipiszx(|AB2.SZA3|)-be2
283na-na-tag-ge
284e2 lu2-gu-la-ke4
285e2 RU-lugal-ka
286ab-us2-sa
287lu2-gu-la-bi
288ga-sze3-sa10
289u3-na-du11
290u4-da
291mu-sze3-sa10-sa10
292ku3 sza3-ga2 a-sa6-ga
293la2-ma
294e2-mu szen-nam
295sze si-ma-ni
296u3-na-du11
297u4-da nu-sze3-sa10-sa10
298lu2-gu-la-be2
299RU-lugal-ra
300lipiszx(|AB2.SZA3|)-be2
301na-na-tag-ge
302i3-du11
303dumu lagasz{ki}
304ur5-ra ti-la
305gur gub-ba
306sze si-ga
307nig2-zuh-a
308sag gesz ra-a
309e2-esz2-bi
310e-luh
311ama-gi4-bi
312e-gar
313nu-siki nu-ma-kusz2
314lu2 a2-tuku
315nu-na-ga2-ga2-a
316{d}nin-gir2-su-da
317URU-KA-gi-na-ke4
318inim-be2 ka e-da-kesz2
319sza3 mu-ba-ka
320i7 tur gir2-su{ki}
321i3-tuku-a
322{d}nin-gir2-su-ra
323al mu-na-du3
324mu u4-bi-ta-bi
325e-sze3-gar
326i7 {d}nin-gir2-su nibru{ki}-ta nir-gal2
327URU-KA-gi-na-ke4
328mu mu-na-sa4
329i7 NINA{ki}-du-a
330mu-na-ni-la2
331i7 ku3-ga-am6
332sza3-bi dadag-ga-am6
333{d}nansze
334a-zal-le he2-na-tum3

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